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(No ModeL) J. M. SOHORB, Jr.

GAP FOR CARRIAGE AXLBS.

No. 327,727. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. SOHORB, JR, OF PLAINFIELD, N. J., ASSIG-NOR TO CARRIE L. SOHORB,OF SAME PLACE, AND JOHN I. HOLLY, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

CAP FOR CARRlAGE-AXLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,727, dated October6,1885,

' Application filed December 19, 1884. Serial No. 150,715. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SoHoRB, J r., of Plainfield, in the countyof Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and 5 usefulImprovement in Caps for Carriage- Axles; and the following is declaredto be a description of the same.

My present invention is designed as an improvement upon the devicesecured to me by Letters Patent No. 802, 088, dated July 15,

My invention relates to an improvement in caps for securing carriage andother wheels upon their axles, said cap being constructed with a springpush-pin and lever operating a locking-pin, said locking'pin passingthrough the cap and into a hole in the axle. The cap is tubular to passupon the end of the axle, and there is a washer between the cap and nothe end of the hub.

The foregoing devices are set forth in my aforesaid patent, theessential and most important part of my present invention being thecombination,with the said parts, of a ring or band of metal surroundingthe cap, to which band or ring a partial rotation can be imparted toeither secure the locking-pin and lever so that they cannot heaccidentally operated or to release the same when it is desired toremove the cap. A slot in this ring and a pin in the cap limit themovement of the I'll] 1% the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinalsection of part of a wheel hub and axle and 3 5 of the cap. Fig. 2 is across section of the same at the line x 00. Figs. 3 and 4 are plan viewsof the securing-cap, with the surrounding ring or band of modifiedforms. Fig. 5 is a section at the line 3 y of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6

o isa section at the line z z of Fig. 4.

The wheel and hub a, axle b, and protectingring a are of any usualconstruction.

The cap d is circular in form, and has a recessed flange, 1, for awasher, 3, and it is 5 tubular,so as to pass upon the axle b. There mayalso be a peripheral rib or flange, 2. The cap d is slotted for thereception of the lever e, and perforated for the locking-pin f and pin 9and its spring g. The locking-pin f is slotted for the reception of theforked end 'of the lever e, and has a pin, 4, across it and in the forkof said lever e. The lever e is secured in its slot in the cap by thepin 5, which forms the pivot, and the pin g is slotted for the other endof lever e, and this end of the lever e is made with a button or knob,h, over the pin 9, and upon which the finger-is placed in operating theparts.

\Vhen the knob h is pressed upon, the spring-pin g is depressed, and thelever e raises the locking-pin f, as in my former patent. When this hasbeen done the cap can be either placed upon or removed from the end ofthe axle.

The ring or band It is designed to lock the parts and prevent theaccidental withdrawal of the pin f and the separation of the cap fromthe axle. The ring or band is in Figs. 1 and 2 surrounds the cap betweenthe flange and rib 2. There is a slot at i in this ring, and a pin, t",in the cap, to limit the partial rotary movement that can be given tothe ring it. The position of the slot in band It and the pin in the capis immaterial. The ring is notched at Z, and said notch is of such shape7 5 (see Fig. 4) that when the ring is turned and the notch brought tothe pin 9 the lever e and locking-pin f can be operated to move such pinand remove or replace the cap. The ring or band is in Figs. 3 and 5 isshown as narrow, to cover the locking-pin f, the ring being retained inplace by the pin 1" in the cap, that also limits its partial rotarymovement.

The cap shown in Figs. 4 and 6 is made without the rib 2; but otherwiseit and the ring it are the same as Figs. 1 and 2.

A partial revolution is all that is necessary to impart to ring it, andthe slot at i is made accordingly of a length to properly limit theturning motion.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the carriage axle andcap, of a pivoted lever, 6, having a button, h, at one end and a fork atthe other end, the locking-pin f, connected to the fork, the 5 spiralspring 9, and pin 9 within a hole in the cap, and acting against thelever beneath the button-head, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the carriage axle and cap, of a locking-boltpassing through 100 the cap into a recess in the axle, and a ring saidband k, substantially as and for the putor band surrounding the capand'capable of poses set forth. 10 being turned to retain the bolt inits place, Signed by me this 15th day of December,

substantially as specified. A. D. 1884.

3. In a cap for carriage-axles, the combi- JOHN M. SOHORB, JR.nation,with theloeking-pin f, the lever e, and Witnesses:

pin 9, of a, ring or band, is, slotted at '6 and Z, and the pin 1', forlimiting the movement of l GEO. T. PINQKNEY, WILLIAM G. Mom.

